A high camp with views on Miserable Ridge. Photo: Pat Barrett

Miserable in name only

February 2020

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An unrelenting energy-sapping climb to Miserable Ridge reveals a wonderful tops campsite.

It’s a long haul onto the tops from Rapid Creek Hut in the lower Hokitika Valley. More so when the route taken is by the aptly named Miserable Ridge. The 1200m climb is stretched out over 4km of ridgeline. And it’s steep. Tim and I had begun our trip near the Hokitika Gorge Swingbridge, a […]
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